Write down the first sentence of chapter 1 and the last sentence of the last chapter of the book you're currently reading. No prologues or epilogues allowed. List book title and author LAST.

First line: The man in the lower berth stirred, pleasurably. The fluted wail of the steam whistle, the rocking of this dark enclosed world he inhabited, the rhythmic clack-clack-clack of the great metal wheels on steel-they were all pleasant adjuncts to the dream he had been having.

Last line: And as the ghosts of long dead petals crushed beneath their twining limbs, he took her once again, renewing with his body the brand he had long since placed on her heart.

First Line: "Ship Duty!" chortled the ensign four ahead of Miles in line.

Last Line: "I'll look forward to them, sir."

Hmmm. That doesn't really convey just how much went on in this book. Straight sci-fi, no romance. It's the second full entry in the Miles Vorkosigan series, and a strong action/adventure/coming-of-age type story._________________JulieR

1st line
To say that I met Nicholas Brisbane over my husband's dead body is not entirely accurate.

Loved this book! I know it technically isn't the rules, but you really need the first two lines to convey the deliciousness of the opening scene:

"To say that I met Nicholas Brisbane over my husband's dead body is not entirely accurate. Edward, it should be noted, was still twitching upon the floor."
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Anyway, my own contribution(s):

First Line: I planned to be the kind of Southern lady who talked to her tomato plants and bought sweaters for her cats.
Last Line: We shared the view across the land and sky, remembering, and looking beyond.
Book: A Place to Call Home by Deborah Smith. I just re-read it. Excellent book.

First Line: The Building was on fire and it wasn't my fault.
Last line: "Hey. Why did you get the large breed Puppy chow?"
Book: Blood Rites by Jim Butcher, book #6 of the Harry Dresden files. The other wizard named Harry.

First Line: A chill of unease snaked down Matthew Devenport's spine and he stilled his shovel to scan the darkened cemetery.

Last Line: "Which makes you absolutely perfect." [heroine speaking]

Title:Sleepless at Midnight by Jacquie D'Alessandro

I just realised how funny it is when you put the first and last line together like that. The heroine seems to be saying that the perfect man for her is someone who skulks around graveyards in the middle of the night. _________________"To be in a romance is to be in uncongenial surroundings. To be born into this earth is to be born into uncongenial surroundings, hence to be born into a romance." (G.K. Chesterton)